Only Dally Publication for 9000 University of Nebraska Students
Vol. 50 No. 42
LINCOLN 8. NEBRASKA
Friday, November 11, 1949
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O. V. Wells, chief of the Bu-
reau of Agricultural Economics,
will speak to university students
on "The Agriculture Situation" at
an all university convocation
Wednesday, Nov. 16.
The convocation scheduled for
11 a. m. in the coliseum will be
the inaugural meeting of the first
annual Farm and Home Week
program.
Wells, who is president of the
American Farm Economic associa
tion, has been with the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture for 24
years. He was assistant chief of
B.A."E. under Howard Tolley until
Tol ley's retirement. Wells also
did graduate work in rural eco
nomics at Harvard "university.
Lambert to Preside.
Dr. W. V. Lambert, Dean of
the College of Agriculture, will
preside at the convocation and in
troduce Mr. Wells to the students.
All Ag College students will
be excused from their 10:20 classes
to give them time to reach the
convocation by 11 a. m., accord
ing to the dean's office.
Farm and Home Week is an out
growth of Organized Agriculture
which has been held annually on
the Ag campus in past years.
This year's program includes sev-y
eral other meetings or general in
terest to all students.
Thursday. Nov. 17, at 10:15 a.
a panel discussion is planned f
the College Activities buildin
Clyde Mitchell, head of the rura'
economics department at the ui
versity; O. V. Wells; T. W. Schultz
of the University of Chicago;
Kirk Fox of Successful Farming
magazine; Sam McKelvie, repre
senting Nebraska's ranchers; and
Frank W. Reed, state chairman of
PMA will discuss "Agricultural
Programs."
Gov. Val Peterson, Sen. Ed
Hoyt, Mrs. Raymond Haskins rep
resenting Nebraska homemakers.
I. B. Johnson and I'arry G. Gould
of the extension service, and J. E.
Lawrence, editor of the Lincoln
Star will discuss the "Missouri
Basin Agrieulturel Program."
This discussion, led by Gladwin
Young of the USDA, will be at
10:15 a.m. Friday. Nov. 18, in Ag
College Activities building.
Wednesday evening, Nov. 16, at
the Coliseum the University band
under the direction of Don Lentz
and the county extension choruses
led by Mrs. Altinas Tullis, will
present a program. There will also
be square dancing, . beginning at
9 p. m.
In addition to these general
meetings the individual depart
ments el the Ag College will pre
sent movies, talks and programs
on their own particular problems.
These meetings will continue
throuuh Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
Ag Students will not be ex
Going, going, gone! And for $150
The Daily Nebraskan falls into the
hands of Gamma Phi Beta and
Corn Cobs for a day as the AUF
auction speeds on under the di
rection of Professors Arndt and
Elliot.
Students paid $430 as dozens of
items were p'actd on the block,
thus bettering last years total by
$1G0. Such bargains as Wes
Kohtz purchase oi a migration
ticket for $6.50 and John Benda's
payment of $6 for a ticket to all
Union functions for the rest of the
year were among the sales.
Melit-k Buy TNE
For the sum of $15.75, M. J.
Melick bought the services of that
"organization of high standards,
except (sic) morally, physically,
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cused for the departmental meet
ings unless classrooms are needed
or the instructor of the course
asks their attendance, the Dean
tated.
Elton Lux of "the extension serv
ice is in charge of the program
for Farm and Home Week.
'Fight Song' to
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Boost Spirit
Oji Migration
Huskers are again reminded
that the official song for the mi
gration to Iowa State this week
end will" be the "Fight Song,"
which was written by students on
the return trip from Missouri
last year.
To refresh the memories of stu
dents on the tune of the "migra
tion" song, it will be played on
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the cannon tower Dens ai ii.au
Thursday noon, and agFriday
Lvrics to the song are:
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Fieht fieht sons of old N U.
As we go to meet the foe,
We will fight, fight sons of old NU,
As forward, forward we go.
We will fight, fight on to victory,
Shaking thunder from the skies,
We're the loyal sons of Husker
land, rrnm rlmr eA T T MT
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The train schedule for depar
ture irom Lincoln ana Ames is
as follows: train leaves Lincoln
Saturday morning at 6:00 a. ,m.
and arrives in Ames about noon.
The train leaves Ames Saturday
night at 9:30 p. m. and will arrive
in Lincoln sometime between 2:30
and 3 a. m.
Parly, Movie Top
Union Weekend
Pigskin party Saturday after
noon, and a movie Sunday. That's
the schedule of activities at the
Union this week-end.
The Pigskin party for non-mi-grationites
wil be held in the
Union lobby at 2 p. m. Apples
and popcorn will be served and
the game will be diagrammed,
according, to Bob Russell, chair
man. All students not attending
the game arc invited.
Sunday evening the Union will
screen "Miracle on 34th Street"
at 7:30 p. m. There will be no
admission chaige. The movie,
which carries out an appropriate
Chirstmas theme, features Ed
mund Gwynn as the Macy De
partment Store Santa Claus.
Maureen O'Hara and John Payne
are also starred.
and academically," the TNE. To
the Innocents went the Mortar
Boards for $35, alter the Builders
attempted to get them to "clean
closets and do mimeographing."
Services of one of the callers,
Dr. Curtis Elliot, went in a pack
age to several groups, and included
such prize offerings as washing a
car, washing a dozen diapers, a
speech, playing Santa Claus at the
Vets hospital Christmas party, and
two days busboy service for Pi
Beta Phi. The Pi Phi's also pur
chased the busboy services of his
colleague. Dr. Karl Arndt, for $7.
Pledge Classes Sold
"Luscious, luscious, luscious,?
cried the auctioneers a3 various
sorority pledge classes marched
forth. Kappa Kappa pledges went!
Lower Ticket Price to $3
For Traditional UN Event
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Kosmet Klub
aternity Skits for Revue
Eight fraternity skits have been
chosen by Kosmet Klub for the
Fall Revue, president Bob Sim
announced today.
Nine judges, made up of Klub
members picked Alpha T a u
Omega, Delta Upsilon, Phi Gamma
Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sig
ma Alpha Mu, Sigma Phi Epsilon,
Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Zeta Beta
Tau.
The above named houses will
perform their acts at the Coliseum,
Friday, Nov. 18. There was a var
iety of material used this year, ac
cording to Sim. Skits ranged from
a Paris scene to a view of a Sor
ority house.
' Judging
The skits were judged on music,
originality, continuity, and humor.
The judges were Bob Axtell,
Merle Stalder, Bob Hildebrand,
Jack Campbell, George Coupe,
Leon Pfciffer, Tom Donahoe,
Frank Jacobs, and Sim.
Other features of the Fall Revue
will include the selection of the
Nebraska Sweetheart and Prince
Kosmet. Mortar Boards and Inno
cents are making the selections
for the six finalists for each honor.
The winners will be elected the
night of the show.
Last year's first place winner
to Sigma Chi for $33.25, Alpha
Phi s to Sigma Nu for $15.50, and
Harris Camaby took the Delta
Gams for $10.50. Ralph Taylor,
Melvin Bates and Clyde Munson
got into the spirit of things and
sallied off with the Kappa Alpha
pledges for $8.
A page spread in Corn Shucks,
that campus humor magazine
which "comes out whenever the
deans are out of town," went to
Wally Banner for $10. Two Kos
met Klub tickets, guaranteed to be
"front row seats," brought $1.75
from Ralph Taylor.
Mystery Box
Mid-way in the -action the
much publicized "mystery box"
was brought forwrad. Ralph Tay
lor responded with a bid of $7.25
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PASTOR.
Names Eight
was Sigma Phi Episoln, with their
"Dig-U-Later" mortuary mystery.
Directed by Frances Flaherty, the
cast included a body, a bier, and
a slueth.
Kappa Sigma copped second
place with "Football Follies."
"Choo-Choo-Chew-Chew" of Tau
Epsilon won the judges approval
of third place.
Louise M c D i 1 1 and A j a x
O'Meara were presented as Ne
braska Sweetheart and Prince
Kosmet.
Bizad Group to
Hear Chief Justice
New members of Beta Gamma
will be announced at the Business
Administration Banquet which will
be held Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 6:30
in the ballroom of the Union.
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, Robert Simmons will speak
on "The Comparison of Russian
Government with Ours."
Tickets may be purchased from
members of Phi Chi Theta,
women's advertising honorary, or
Alpha Kappa Psi and Delta Sigma
Pi, men's business honoraries.
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1 and the box was then revealed to
contain Jeannie Oakes.
This is absolutely the happiest
day of my life," sighed Audrey
Rosenbaum as she took away the
services of Ec Prof. Hal Borgen
for $2 .Alpha Chi girls paid $25
for an evening with five campus
eligibles, guaranteed to be "able
to do anything." They were Ted
Gunderson, ftocky Mueller, Ed
Donegan, Jack De Wulf and Box
Axtell.
Baby Sitter Sale
First to go was the "baby sit
ting" services of TLsh Swanson,
who alter suitable display of mer
chandise, was sold to Bill Dugan
and Charles Frey for $3.50. The
?i Beta Phis took Gloria Larsen's
bid to baby-sit "with anyone over
Opens Formal
Season Dec. 2
Tony Pastor and his orchestra
have been booked to play at the
Military Ball, December 2.
Tickets for the traditional dance
opening the University formal
season will sell for $3. Last year
they sold for $4, general admis
sion. Saxophonist Pastor, one of the
most popular national bandlead
ers, brings his orchestra to Ne
braska from the Hotel Statler and
Paramount theater in New York
City, the Sherman hotel in Chi
cago and Hollywood's Palladium.
He also recently completed a
stage show engagement at the
Orpheum theater in Omaha.
Called "America's greatest vo
cal stylist," Pastor heads what
trade observers call the finest
band in his career. He is cur
rently a leader in record sales for
Columbia, after recording for
Bluebird, RCA Victor and Cosmo.
The Pastor aggregation has
been responsible for five million
retail record sales.
The bandleader includes song
writing among his successes, with
such jump numbers as "Wigwam
Stamp," "Helen of Troy," and
"Jungle Stomp." Ballads written
by Pastor include: "Blossoms,"
"For Whom the Bells Toll,"
"There's a Love Song in the Air,"
and "Sunday in Savannah."
Band to Make Movie
The band is scheduled for a mo
tion picture stint after their pres
ent personal appearance engage
ments. Pastor began his orchestra work
with such leaders as Irving Aaron
son, Joe Venuti and Vincent Lo
pez. His 6ig break came with
Artie Shaw, with recordings of
"Indian Love Call," which sold
more than a million pressings
while it was "hot."
I Recent recordings of the Pastor
outm include "Red Silk Stock
ings" and "Gonna Get a Gal."
"There's a Man at the Door" and
"You Started Something" were
also record hits of the Ball band.
The Military Ball, first of the
formal dances on campus, will be
held in the Coliseum. It is noted
for its spectacular staging by the
military department, and includes
spotlights, canopies and a grand
presentation of the Honorary
Colonel, a senior woman elected
by the Candidate Officers asso
ciation. Following her presentation, the
officers' sabers flash to begin
the Grand March of the Colonel
and her escort. Last year's Hon
orary Colonel was Phyllis Harris.
! 18 or 19," for $2 while the rest
of the Red Cross board went to
Jack Burley for 50c.
After various others bid for a
pint of his blood, a demand that
he shave his head, his left leg, and
a pound of flesh, Innocents bought
Rex Pettijohn's services in a spirit
of "brotherly love" for $5.
Other items auctioned included
dinner dates at Pi Phi, Delta,
Gamma, Kappa Gamma and Alpha
Chi. A carton of Chesterfields
brought $2, with dates with Jim
Bastian and Carla Eenner for 50c.
and Pat Gaddis was sold as a date
for $2. Alpha Phi and Union ac
tivities board services also went
on the block for $5 and $2.50, respectively.